]]>http://www.bpmtv.com/2012/05/08/new-photo-gallery-grand-benders-meet-the-cast-party/feed/0Sweets of the Week – May 4http://www.bpmtv.com/2012/05/04/sweets-of-the-week-may-4/
http://www.bpmtv.com/2012/05/04/sweets-of-the-week-may-4/#commentsFri, 04 May 2012 20:28:46 +0000davidtoddhttp://bpmtv.stornowaytv.com/?p=57142

Posted by Scott Willats

It’s Friiiiiiiday — and not just any Friday. The bpm:tv Nation will be venturing into Knights territory to celebrate the premiere of Grand Benders at Cobra London.

The only downside is that I can’t be in two places at once, which means I’m going to have to miss Goldroom tonight at the Gladstone. This is a Pop Kult! event presented by Mansion, so you know the crowd will be knowledgeable, the drinks will be flowing and the music will be top-notch. If you find yourself in the dot this evening, head for Queen and Gladstone, homie.

I’m stoked for the trek to London. An hour’s drive means I need to get on my A-game and prep a road trip playlist with the freshest/flyest new beatz. And so, without further ado, your Sweets of the Week …

Start off with a brand new banger from the beatdown king. Aoki and Dimas go apeshit on this one.

I feel like I should be on the Blood Music payroll. I mean, any time I hear anything brand new from these guys, I’m all over it. Then again, I feel like I should be paying them for delivering such a steady supply of the baddest beats. So let’s maybe just call it even. Anyway, here’s a double dose: first with Ado, then LeBreton … ‘aaaaave it!

If you can’t make the Pup Kult! event tonight, then download this asap: it’s the closest you can get to actually being there. Josh Legg is in the creative zone right now, so look out for a Goldroom feature on the blog next week.

For many of us, May will be known as “Pryda Month.” The Swedish God of House Music is set to unleash his three-CD compilation Eric Prydz Presents Pryda on May 21. 3 CD’s of Eric is about enough to fill your sets for the next year. Doubtless this mammoth album will get leaked soon enough. In the meantime, we’ll just have to settle for this anthem.

Finally, this. Far from new, I realize, but sometimes you gotta bring a track back — backtrack, you dig? Jacques Lu Cont has been quietly making a return to glory of late. But it’s his take on a house classic that remains top of my iPod playlist. Hope this brings you back. U know i love you better …

And that’s it for the week. Just a reminder, bpm:tv Nation is gonna be in London tonight — and trust me when I say “It’s going down.” We’ll be celebrating the launch of bpm:tv’s newest series, so come on out and meet the stars of Grand Benders. Lehhh go!

The festivities start at 10 pm and continue until closing. Want to get in free? All you’ve got to do is arrive between 10 pm and 11 pm, say “I’m on the GRAND BENDERS guest list” when you get to the door. Simple, no.

GRAND BENDERS guest star DJ Amy Elizabeth will be on the decks. Check out her FACEBOOK PAGE.

Don’t forget: The GRAND BENDERS world television premiere on bpm:tv is just eight days away. The original five-part docu-soap series airs Tuesdays, starting May 8, at 9 pm ET/PT, and will repeat Saturdays at 7 pm ET/PT.

We here at bpm:tv love EDM. The only thing we love more than EDM is Canadian EDM. Canada stands among the frontrunners with some of the best electro producers in the world. From big names like A-Trak and deadmau5 to up-and-comers like Poupon and Meech, Canada has the quality to rival any other nation in the EDM world.

Enter our newest gem: Overwerk. This London, Ontario prodigy is on point right now with his mix of remixes and originals. The man behind the alter ego is Edmond Huszar, and this kid is special. All of his beats create such a thick and heavy pulse, in the 126 to 132 bpm range: electro’s holy grail. However, he doesn’t let the bass and beat ryde — on every track he creates drops and climaxes to rival the heaviest hitters in the electro house game. Picture a cross between Porter Robinson with Mord Fustang, with the clean and polished product of Aeroplane. This kid is banging!

So with that little intro, lets jump into the tunes — which are free by the way (Gotta love the Canadian swag)!

Since I compared him to Mord Fustang, this seems like a good place to start. As you’re aware, Mr. Fustang has been somewhat the flavour of the last 6-10 months, and I have been shouting his praises. And before I make my next comment, let’s bear in mind that there is no remix without the original, and that Fustang has been on top of his game in creating a signature style. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, this track is heavy. Overwerk takes the original Magic Trooper and absolutely flips it on its head, yet keeps the original tempo intact. In bumps so precise, especially around the 2:45 mark, when the song just takes on a mind of its own and becomes greater and more powerful than the original. Enjoizzzzzzzzzoy!

It’s not just remixes, either: he creates masterpieces of his own. The Nth ° is a track bursting with emotion, which becomes evident in the first two minutes. He gives the intro a sort of motion picture feel. Something out of an Eighties movie like Flight of the Navigator, but with more attitude. And then the chords come in, and it’s over.

Lastly, and only because I can’t resist throwing one more into my post — entirely gratuitous, since I know you’ll want to check his entire SoundCloud collection — here’s the remix of Night by Night. Already an immaculate track on its own (with one of the best remixes brought to you by Skream), it’s a tough song for Edmond to make his own. But he pulls it off, creating something that isn’t out there. Keeps the melody feeling slow and sexy like the original — but the tempo goes up like a rocket. The anticipation at the beginning for the first drop is colossus in a cathedral. Ch-Ch-Check it out!

Plenty of other tracks there for you to browse through: Space Junk, Midnight and Stop, Drop & Roll stand out for me — but to be honest, every one of his songs has a distinct sound to it and it’s refreshing to listen to the whole lot. If you’re in Toronto this week, he’s playing a show on Friday at 340 Wellington St. with Andy’s iLL. A cheap event with cheap drinks and wicked music … if I wasn’t in New York, I’d be there!

While the London Knights gave us Perry, Kane and Kadri, the London nights gave us Overwerk………..xx